Strychnos nux-vomica Visamusti Kuchla Itti

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Strychnos nux-vomica

Scientific Name and Description

Strychnos nux-vomica L

Herb Family

Loganiaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Strychnos nux-vomica var. oligosperma Dop
Strychnos spireana Dop

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Sanskrit	Visamusti, Kuchla
Trade name	Kuchla, Itti
Hindi	Kuchla, Kanwala, bailewa, chibbinge, jahar, kajra, kucchla, kuchla, nirmal
Tamil	Mushali
Bengali	Kuchla
English	nux-vomica
Kannada	hemmushti, hemmusti, hemushti, ittangi, itte mara, itti, ittinji, kaagara, kaajavaara, kaanaraka, kaanjara, kaanjira, kaasana mara, kaasara, kaasaraka, kaasarakaayi, kaasarkaayi, kaiyar, kajavara, kangira, kanjira, kasakana, kasan, kasana, kasara, kasaragaddi, kasaraka, kasarakai, kasarakana, kasarakava, kasarakayi, kasarka, kasarkana, kasarkanamara, kasarkina, kasera, kasrakana, kasura, kataka, kayeru, khasca, koradu, kujarra, manjinakoradu, mushti, mushti-bija, najinakoradu, nanjina, nanjina koradu, nanjinakoradina, nanjinakoradu, nunjunda, visha mushti, yetti, yettica
Malayalam	camram, cariram, kanhiram, kanjera, kanjiram, kanni-rak-karu, kannirakkuru, kanniram, kariram, tettamperahmaram
Marathi	jharkhatchura, jharkhathchura, kaajraa, kajra, kajro, kar, kara, kuchala
Sanskrit	akutaka, chipita, cutaka, dirghapatra, garadruma, kachchira, kakanda, kakapilu, kakapiluka, kakasphurja, kakatinduka, kaktindu, kalshti, karaskara, karaskarah, kimpaka, krishnabana, kucala, kucila, kulaka, kupaka, kupilu, kupiluh, kutaka, markatatindu, markatatinduka, mushti, payahprasadi, ramyaphala, vartula, veshamoostibeejun, visamusti, visamustih, visamustika, visataru, visatindu, visatinduka, vishadruma, vishatinduka, vishmushti, vishtindu, vishvabhishajam
Tamil	akku, amaram, amati, amatikam, amatikamaram, appayattutarakam, appu, appuri, appurimaram, arkkapittacamani, atti,caripputtekkimaram, cariputikam, cariputte, cariputtekki, cariputtel, carirattai, carirattaimaram, cariyam, cattapariyavacam, cillam, cirkkirumi, citti, cittikkurimaram, corimaram, cuvacakam, etti, etti vittu, ettik-kottai, ettikkattai, ettikkottai, ettimaram, ettivittu, intu , irucikam, irucikamaram, kacotti, kagodi, kaitai, kaittakotaram, kaittakotaramaram, kakarukam, kakatintukam, kakoti#, kakoti@, kalacikam, kalacikamram, kalakam , kalakutam, kalam, kali, kanam, kanavitulo, kancika, kancikai , kancirai, kanciram, kanciramaram, kancirankalam, kancurai#, kancurai, kancuraittol, kanjaram, kanjeerai, kanjiga, kanjirai, kanjiram, kantacuram, karalam, karanam, karumacakamaram, katukkala, katukkalamaram, katumacakam, katumaram , kecamamutti#, kecamamutti, keshamamutti, kimpakam, kirusnapanam, kiruttinabanam, kiruttinapanam, kisnapanam, kittinapanam, kittipanam, kittivan, kodaram, kokkutam, kokkutamaram, kontaki, kontakimaram, kontakulam, kontakuntam, kopakuntam, kopakuntamaram, kopatintam, koratam, koratamaram, kota, kotaram , kucatataccan, kulavintu, kupaciya, kupaciyamaram, kupacupa, kurankam, kuyapicakam, kuyapicakamaram, kuyyapicakam, mamuti, mancatkanicci, mancatkaniccimaram, manruti, matakam, matukam , maturakam , maturam , mavakam , murimuri, muriyaval, nacari,naccumaram, nakamutti, nancumutantam, nancumutantamaram, naukacarai, naukacaraimaram, nilapuspam, nilaputpam , nilaputpamaram, nilaputpikai, nukku, palapataiyati, petarikalam, petaritalam, peyttuvarpokkimaram, peyttuyarpokki, picacupokki, picacupokkimaram, piccam, piccu, piccumaram, pitaricanam, pocakam, porkancirai, potakam, potakamaram, puntitam, putakanaiyati, putakecar, putakeci 1, putattika, putattikamaram, putavirotimaram, puttan, putten, puttincari, puttiracari, puttiracarimaram, puttiram, puttitam, puttitamaram, puttuvani, puttuvanimaram, rtti, tevankanimaram, tevarottati, tintu, tomalati, vacimaratti, vainakamali, vainakamalimaram, vainakamutti, vainakamuttimaram, vanamulutali, vantulo, vaucetikam, vicamutti, vicamuttimaram, vipattam, visamaram, visamitti, visamutti, vitamaram, vitamittimaram, vitamutti, vituttam, yetti, yetti-kottai, yettie cottay, yettikkottai
Telugu	mooshtiganga, moostee, moostighenza, mucidi, musadi, mushadi, mushidi, mushidi chettu, mushini, mushti, mushti-vittulu, mushtivittulu, musidi, musini chettu, musti, musty, vishamushti
Tibetan	ba sa mu sta, ka-ka-nda, ko byi
Urdu	azaraqi (kuchla), burada kuchla mudabbir, burada kuchla muddabar, hab-ul-gharab, kuchla, kuchla muddabir, mitha tilia mudabbar
Common name	poison nut, nux vomica,

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Western

Herb usable parts

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Fruits

Seeds

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Antidote for : Snake bite

Part used : fruit

Formulations and application : Dried stem bark and leaves of Strychnos nux-vomica is pounded into amorous powder and mixed with leaves and stem paste of Cocculus hirsutus. This whole mass is stuffed into lemon rind and leave it for a night and applied around the wound with the help of lemon rind.

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Botanical name : Strychnos nux-vomica L

Family : Loganiaceae

Part used : Stem and Leaves

Antidote for : Snake bite

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Strychnos nux-vomica L. Tree Seed Abortion; diarrhoea; rheumatism; piles; dysentery; arthritis; boils; cough; facial paralysis; leucoderma; insect bite; post natal problems; snakebite; spermatorrhea General; men; pregnant women Parijatham and Sujatha 2016